Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§6531 Abolition of United States Information Agency
Title 22 › CHAPTER 74 — FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES CONSOLIDATION › SUBCHAPTER III — UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY › Part A — Abolition and Transfer of Functions › § 6531
Summary
The United States Information Agency is closed, but the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau are not affected and remain in place.
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Title 22, §6531
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The United States Information Agency (other than the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau) is abolished.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Broadcasting Board of Governors renamed United States Agency for Global Media pursuant to section 6204(a)(21) of this title. The renaming was effectuated by notice to congressional appropriations committees dated May 24, 2018, and became effective Aug. 22, 2018.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1301, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–776, provided that: “This title [see Tables for classification], and the
Amendments
made by this title, shall take effect on the earlier of— “(1) October 1, 1999; or “(2) the date of abolition [Oct. 1, 1999] of the United States Information Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan described in section 1601 [22 U.S.C. 6601].”
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 6531
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102